Stone building submerged in water from the 1937 flood up to near the top of a doorway at the National Distillers' Sunnybrook or Sunny Brook plant. A taller brick building is in the background. Copy photograph.
Brick building, the National Distillers' Sunnybrook or Sunny Brook plant on 28th Street side, with water about halfway up a doorway. A dark diagonal line near the top of the building indicates how deep the water was. Copy photograph.
According to the photographer's notes, this is "Albert Holmes' house & motor April 1, 1913 flood". A boat is tied between the flooded house and a telephone pole. In the 1910 census, Albert Holmes was living on Market Street in...
On the morning of August 4, 2009, record-breaking rains fell in central Louisville and surrounding counties between 7 am and 10 am EDT, with reported hourly rainfall rates as high as 8.83 inches. The Louisville Free Public Library's main branch and...
Louisville Gas and Electric Company; Floods; Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; Flood damage
Men work to repair equipment at the Louisville Gas & Electric Co. Beargrass Sub-Station after the 1937 flood. The men wear overalls or coveralls and one man smokes a cigar.
Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; Floods; Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Men; Umbrellas; Rain
Facing south from the upstairs dining area in the SAC. A man carrying an umbrella walks toward the lower entrance of the SAC. Photograph was taken in the late morning.
Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; Floods; Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Parking lots; Automobiles
Belknap Research Building (now Shumaker Research Building) and Threlkeld Hall are shown behind the flooded parking lot between the Houchens Building and the Student Health and Counseling Center.
A white automobile drives through standing water going west on East Bloom Street. A person on a bicycle carrying plastic bags cycles toward the east. Yellow caution tape extends across the intersection of East Bloom Street and Brook Street....
Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; Floods; Streets; University of Louisville--Buildings
Flooded corner of Brandeis Avenue and Floyd Street. The Student Activities Center (SAC) is visible in the background. Photograph was taken in the late morning or early afternoon.
Water gushes up from a drain on Brook Street. Steps leading up to the Unitas Tower dormitory on the University of Louisville Belknap Campus can be seen in the distance. Photograph was taken in the late morning.
Long view of the intersection of Cardinal Boulevard and Brook Street. Taco Bell and the College Warehouse Bookstore on Brook Street can be seen in the distance. Photograph was taken in the late morning.
A black car floats in the flood water on Brook Street behind DuPont Manual High School. A tiny bit of the roof of a submerged Mazda Miata protrudes from the water next to the adjacent lamp post. Photograph was taken during the late morning.
A tractor trailer hauls another vehicle around the corner from Brook to East Lee street during the morning downpour. The gothic-inspired tower of DuPont Manual High School rises in the background. Photograph was taken in the late morning.
Two people wearing shorts and rain jackets splash through the flooded intersection of Brook and Lee Street on foot. Photograph was taken during the initial downpour in the late morning.
Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; Floods; Streets; Automobiles; Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Signs (Notices)
View across Brook Street facing the Unitas Tower dormitory on the University of Louisville Belknap Campus. Parked cars along the street are almost totally submerged. A banner featuring an image of cardiologist Roberto Bolli that says...
